There was only one story dominating the papers in Argentina on Thursday morning after Lionel Messi and Co booked their place in the World Cup final.

They were taken all the way to penalties by Louis van Gaal's Holland but triumphed 4-2 in the shootout thanks to two saves from keeper Sergio Romero.

The 27 year old was the man many Argentine papers focused on after the historic victory.

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Daily newspaper Rio Negro lead with a picture of Romero being mobbed by his jubilant team-mates with the headline 'Hands of God'.

Romero was hailed as immense (Inmensio) by Pagina /12 and his performance described as glorious (glorioso) by La Razon.

While Romero was certainly the shootout hero, Javier Mascherano was widely praised for his all-action performance and El Tribuno use a picture of the pair embracing with the headline 'Leader and the hero'.

Diario De Mendoza, meanwhile, have a picture of Romero embracing Maxi Rodriguez after the midfielder had scored the winning penalty.

History boys: Romero is pictured celebrating with Rodriguez (left) and Mascherano

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